An account of my journey coming off 30 years of topical steroid use for eczema. My journey began on February 14th, 2013. Below are the three reasons I fought so hard to find an easier way through this!

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Friday, July 12, 2013

Woo- Hoo!!! I Broke A SWEAT!!!!!!

Sorry to put out a second post, but I am psyched!!!! I got on my elliptical today - like I have every day since last week when hubby put it together for me. I was going to only do 5 minutes a day for the first week and go up slowly, but my body seems to crave the exercise. I have been increasing almost daily - yesterday I was up to 15 minutes. But was not sweating - have yet to sweat all these months in TSW. But yesterday I felt tingling under my skin in my neck, underarms, chest, and back. It felt like my body wanted to sweat but couldn't. So today I got on and at the 17 minute mark I was going to cool down and call it a day - but then "Push It" came on my mix by Salt-N-Pepa. So I did just that - I pushed it - I near sprinted the whole song and half way through I broke a sweat on my forehead and chest!!!! It wasn't pouring down my face or anything but it was wet! I have never been so excited to sweat in all my life!! I actually feel good enough to take a shower! Now that's progress!! Of course I may wake up tomorrow in pain and ooze and crap like that, but right now I don't care! I am just so happy to have my body start working!

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This blog is a written record of my journey through topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). Topical steroid addiction is real. I have been using topical steroids for the past 30 years. I first learned of TSW on 2/14/13, and immediately threw away all my creams that contained topical steroids. That is the day my journey into withdrawal began. I am here to listen, to give an account of what I am going through, to help others in their journey, and to give hope. Please message me for any questions, concerns, or if you just need someone to listen. Please feel free to leave comments about your experience - what works for you and what does not.

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My blog list has many TSW bloggers - it is in order of recent updates. Please look at the older ones as well - many of the blogs towards the bottom are those of people who are healed from TSW so their blogs are just as important and full of information! If you do not see your blog here and you are suffering with TSW, please comment on my most recent post so I can add you to my list!